Tony Schumacher and Ashley Force Hood were the quickest in their
respective categories during testing Wednesday at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.
NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car teams utilized the test session in
preparation for the 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by
Lucas Oil, the world’s most prestigious drag race. The tradition-rich
race, which will be held Sept. 2-7 and will be showcased during more
than 10 hours of coverage on ESPN2 HD, is the final regular season race
in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series before the top 10 fields
in each pro category are set for NHRA’s six-race championship playoff,
the Countdown to 1.
Schumacher powered his U.S. Army dragster to the quickest time in Top
Fuel with a 3.833 second effort. Schumacher, who will be trying to tie
drag racing legend “Big Daddy” Don Garlits as the Mac Tools U.S.
Nationals all-time Top Fuel wins leader next weekend, feels confident
about his chances at the historic track. Schumacher has seven Mac Tools
U.S. Nationals victories, including the last three.